Sierraville Junior Rodeo Rope Til You Miss and ACTRA Roping
Every year, the Sierra Valley Roping Club puts on the Sierraville Junior Rodeo…a must-enter for many junior rodeo goers in California and Nevada. Along with the Junior Rodeo, the club also puts on a Rope ‘Til You Miss the night before the rodeo, as well as an ACTRA roping the following day. This year, the ACTRA roping was dedicated to long-time club member and great friend, Brant Powers.
There are people that you meet in this life who just feel like home. They touch your heart in ways that can’t be explained. They are the type of people that have an encouraging word when you need it, will belly laugh with you when the occasion calls for it, and would drop everything they have going on to be there for anyone…even a stranger. Brant was that kind of person.
If you came and roped in Sierraville, you could often find him turning out steers with a smile. His was a big man with a big heart. He loved the Sierra Valley Roping Club. He loved to hunt. But most of all, he loved his friends and his family, including his wife and best friend of 32 years, Tamara, his four children, and his three beautiful grandchildren.
Needless to say, we were all devastated to hear of his untimely passing. His loss left a hole in the hearts of all who knew him, and the club will never be the same without him. It was inevitable that one of our annual ropings would be dedicated to his memory.
There are people that you meet in this life who just feel like home. They touch your heart in ways that can’t be explained. They are the type of people that have an encouraging word when you need it, will belly laugh with you when the occasion calls for it, and would drop everything they have going on to be there for anyone…even a stranger. Brant was that kind of person.
If you came and roped in Sierraville, you could often find him turning out steers with a smile. His was a big man with a big heart. He loved the Sierra Valley Roping Club. He loved to hunt. But most of all, he loved his friends and his family, including his wife and best friend of 32 years, Tamara, his four children, and his three beautiful grandchildren.
Needless to say, we were all devastated to hear of his untimely passing. His loss left a hole in the hearts of all who knew him, and the club will never be the same without him. It was inevitable that one of our annual ropings would be dedicated to his memory.
We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day to give away the Brant Powers Memorial Buckles, lovingly designed by his brother, Marty. After a cold, rainy day the day before, the sun chose to shine for the roping…no doubt, it was Brant, shining down on all who came to celebrate his life in one of his favorite places
There was a battle between high money won nearly all day, and by the last roping, it came down to mere dollars between first and second. Ultimately, the buckles went to Jon Swaner (hd) and Waco VonTour (hl), and in a very tearful moment, Jon gave his beautiful Skyline Silversmiths buckle with Brant’s name on it to Tamara.
The Sierra Valley Roping Club would like to thank everyone who came and roped, those who braved the weather the day before and stuck around to rope after the Junior Rodeo, our secretary, chute help, and most importantly, Tamara Powers and family for sharing Brant with us for all these years. He will be deeply missed.